S5L1b

A student records a few characteristics of some plant groups in a table. The student wants to develop a model to sort the plants. Which two questions should the student include in the model?

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  Do the plants have roots?

• Do the plants have leaves?

• How do the plants reproduce?

• Can the plants live in a moist area?

• an the plants transport water?

A student is creating a model to classify plants based on their characteristics. The diagram shows the uncompleted model. Which question should the student add at the letter X to complete the model?

• Does it require water?

• Does it need sunlight?

• Does it produce seeds?

• Does it make its own food?

A student creates a model that sorts plants based on their characteristics. Which characteristics best complete this model?

• X: have roots

  Y: do not have roots

• X: have leaves

  Y: do not have leaves

• X: reproduce with seeds

  Y: reproduce with spores

• X: use photosynthesis

  Y: do not use photosynthesis

The diagram shows the life cycles of a cone-producing plant and a flowering plant. These two organisms have similar life cycles because both

• develop from branches that fall to the ground and form a root system.

• undergo a series of orderly changes and produce pollen to make seeds,

• have the ability to produce cones and seeds within their life cycles.

• undergo a series of orderly changes and produce flowers to make fruits.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

The picture below shows three steps in the growth of a coconut palm. Why do coconut palms form a coconut?

• to produce new coconut palm trees

• to support the coconut palm tree

  
  

• to produce food for the adult coconut palm tree

• to move water and food through the coconut palm tree

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

Kelly has a flower from an unknown plant. What does Kelly know about this plant just because it has a flower?

• The plant does not have significant leaf development.

• The plant does not have a significant root system.

• The plant reproduces using spores.

• The plant reproduces using seeds.

The photographs show three plants. These plants look different, but they all belong to the same group of plants. Which group do all three plants belong to?

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  plants that produce seeds

• plants that produce flowers

• plants that produce needles

• plants that produce spores

The diagram shows a model that a student is creating to classify plants. Which missing property should the student add to complete his model?

• plants with roots

• plants with cones

• plants with stems

• plants with leaves

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The photograph shows the inside of a Granny Smith apple, which grows on a tree. If an apple is a type of fruit, then on what type of tree does an apple grow?

• a flower-producing tree

• a spore-producing tree

• an evergreen tree

• a tropical tree

The picture below shows a cherry tree. What do cherry trees produce that helps scientists classify them?

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  flowers and cones

• flowers and seeds

• leaves and spores

• leaves and cones